(LAST UPDATE: 6/28/2009)
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Developer(s):
Arc System Works
Publisher(s): Sammy Corporation
Designer(s): Daisuke Ishiwatari
Platforms: Gameboy
Advance
Release Date(s): 2002
Characters:
Sol
Badguy, Ky Kiske, Millia,
Chipp,
May,
Jam,
Johnny,
Baiken,
Potemkin,
Dr.
Baldhead, Axel,
Anji,
Venom,
Dizzy,
Testament,
Zato-1
Related Games:
Guilty Gear, Guilty
Gear X, Guilty Gear XX, Guilty
Gear X2 #Reload, Guilty Gear XX Slash,
Guilty Gear Isuka, Guilty
Gear Judgement, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core, Guilty
Gear XX Accent Core Plus, Blazblue, Hokuto
No Ken, Sengoku Basara X
Review: The Gameboy Advance port of Guilty Gear X features smaller, more condensed sprites, but gameplay close enough to the original, offering a unique experience for a fighting game on the good old GBA. This version also adds some new modes including: Tag, Survival, Training, Color Edit mode, and 3-on-3 VS mode.
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The standard gameplay elements like Overdrive Attacks, Roman Cancels, Instant Kills, Dead Angle Attacks, and Tech Hits are all present in the GBA version of Guilty Gear... Making it one of the most advanced fighters to come out for the Gameboy Advance. Once again, the characters are a bit on the short side and have lost quite a few frames of animation, but still manage to retain most of their signature moves. The music and sound effects also don't compare to the original, and some of the BGM's end up being kind of annoying.
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GGX: Advance includes the staple Arcade Mode, VS Mode, Training Mode, Survival Mode, and even a cool Color Edit Mode! There's also a 3 on 3 mode (KOF style) and Tag Team mode, something completely new to the series. The tag mode is a bit glitchy, as your character is instantly replaced with your partner as soon as you "tag." Fireballs also mysteriously disappear when you tag, so the tag system leaves much to be desired when compared to other games using the tag element. The 3 on 3 mode is more satisfying, allowing you to select a team of 3 members and have them duke it out one by one. For a GBA fighting game, it's not bad... but certainly doesn't come close to the original in "awe factor".
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6.5 / 10 |
Closing Comment:
Before Guilty
Gear: Judgement, this was the handheld version of Guilty Gear to
play... GGX: Advance is still one of the best fighting games you can get on the
GBA, a close second to SFA: Upper. ~F.Yagami,
Webmaster
of TFG
